“My ideas are with the victims and their households. We stand by their aspect and by the aspect of the individuals of Magdeburg. My thanks go to the devoted rescue staff in these anxious hours.”
The bloody carnage recalled a 2016 assault through which a person driving a lorry killed 12 individuals in a Christmas market in Berlin.
A thirteenth sufferer died later having suffered critical accidents within the assault, claimed by the Islamic State militant group.
German Inside Minister Nancy Faeser has not too long ago known as on individuals to be vigilant at Christmas markets though she mentioned authorities had not acquired any particular threats.
Home safety service the Workplace for the Safety of the Structure had warned it considers Christmas markets to be an “ideologically appropriate goal for Islamist-motivated individuals”.